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No 585,167. Patented June 22, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILLIP WVEIDNER, OF SAILOR SPRINGS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TVVO- THIRDSTO WILLIAM H. HUDELSON AND EDWARD H. HAWKINS.

POLE-TIP AND NECK-YOKE C LAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,167, dated June 22,1897.

Application filed March 26, 1897.

To all whom, it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, PHILLIP WEIDNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sailor Springs, in. the county of Clay and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pole-Tipand Neck-Yoke Clamps; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to combined pole-tip and neck-yokeclamps, and has for its object to improve the'construction thereof,whereby such devices will be materially improved and rendered morepractical, as will be hereinafter described, and subsequently pointedout in the claim.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective View of my improved pole-tipand neck-yoke clamp; Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the pole tip or socket,formed of the two concavo-convex plates a b, with longitudinal openingsor spaces 0 between them, which extend throughout the length of theplates. These plates are connected together at their rear ends in anywell-known and suitable manner and at their opposite or front endsterminate in flat tongues 01.

The neck-yoke clamp consists of the two curved clampin g-plates B O,which are formed independent of each other, so that they may beadjustable and adapt themselves to the diameter or thickness of theyoke, and have holes 6 to receive the bolt or other fastening to secureit to the yoke. The plates B 0 have Serial No. 629,291. (No model.)

flanges f, which embrace the tongues d and are secured thereto by arivet g, bolt and nut, or other well-known fastening, thus connectingthe pole tip or socket and the neck-yoke clamp together.

The pole tip or socket and clamp may be constructed of wrought or othermetal in any suitable manner found best adapted to the purpose. I 1

The advantage of the openings 0 in the pole tip or socket is consideredof material importance, in that when a pole is picked out of the mud ordirt and the end forced into the tip or socket any mud or dirt will beforced out through the side openings and therefore not caked in the endof the tip or socket to prevent the pole from entering.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A pole tip or socket consisting of two independent concaVo-convex platesconnected together at their rear ends and at their opposite endsterminating in flat tongues, longitudinal openings being left betweenthe plates throughout their length, and two independent clamping-plateshaving flanges and connected to the tongues by means of a bolt, whichbolt draws the plates together upon the end of the pole, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

PHILLIP VVEIDNER.

\Vitnesses:

F. R. BALDWIN, B. H. WILLIAMs.

